Brad Cotter - I Came Here to Live lyrics

I Came Here To Live (T Lane) I grew up in a town where tough was a cigarette And a jacked up truck on a county road Nothing much to do back then, so we'd make bets On how much drink a guy could hold And I held my own, I learned to hold my own Daddy worked some dead end job at the tire plant Momma taught the Sunday Bible Cla** For 19 years I remember thinking There had to be more to life than that So I ran the streets to beat the devil Going just as fast as I could fly Cause I came here to live I didn't come here die Momma used to wait for me with porch light on Worried about her little boy till I got home Daddy he'd say listen son But back then there wasn't much That I didn't already know I reckon I was doing close to 80 When I felt the tires slip out from underneath And I never set out looking for Jesus So thank God he came looking for me And he found me upside down in a ditch With the smoke and gasoline in my eyes He said Son you came here to live You didn't come here to die Sunday morning I got up and went to church That summer I got a job and I went to work I meet a little girl in town Put a little money down On a little house with a yard Our little boy was due in September But he came early in July For 18 days all I remember Was sitting at his side Saying son open up your eyes Just open up your eyes Cause you came here to live You didn't come here to die You came here to live.......